playmaker

Example Sentences

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As an attacking midfielder, Parkinson is often the playmaker and is said to be composed on the ball, as well as strong under pressure.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Tyler Tanner, guard, Vanderbilt: The 6-foot playmaker has enjoyed a breakout season, averaging 19.2 points per game for a Commodores squad that went 16-0 to start the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

He spoke to Foden on the touchline with the playmaker stationed between the lines, centrally, which opened up space out wide.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“We’re just enjoying every game we have, and every opportunity,” said Caroline Harvey, a defensive playmaker and Edwards’s and Simms’s teammate at…how long do I keep doing this?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

And presently the strong joy of creating kindled in him, and phrase flowed abreast with thought, and the playmaker wrote fluently and surely to an accompaniment of contented ejaculations.

From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch